Lesson 90. Thousand Farewells
Irish Guitar Podcast
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Lesson 89. Shoemaker's Daughter
Irish Guitar Podcast
“Shoemaker’s Daughter” is a composition of legendary Cavan fiddler Ed Reavy (1897-1988).
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Lesson 88. Scatter the Mud
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Lesson 87. St Patricks' Day
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The tune is in jig time (6/8) but is a set dance and is played considerably slower than normal jig tempo.
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Lesson 86. Saddle the Pony
Irish Guitar Podcast
A very well known tune, so much so that it is played by musicians outside of the Irish music genre.
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Lesson 85. O'Rourke's
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As much as Tony would like to claim credit for this composition it’s not his to claim. This tune was in circulation a long time ago.
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Lesson 84. Forget Me Not
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Some musicians play this tune in C, others in D.
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Lesson 83. O'Carolan's Receipt for Drinking
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This tune is sometimes known as “Dr. John Stafford”.
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Lesson 82. Mullingar Races
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Tony describes how to play a triplet on the lower (thicker) strings when describing how to play this reel.
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Lesson 81. Máire Rua
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The Garden Of Daisies is a set dance and is played in hornpipe time, but somewhat slower than your average hornpipe.
Note that the tempo on the recording of Marie Walsh is the correct tempo for tunes of this type.